Key Takeaways
- Bedlington sits just north of Cramlington, and the A189 Spine Road links the two.
- Most storage from around Bedlington is for a move, building work, or simply running out of room.
- A 10ft container suits a room or two. A 20ft suits the contents of a family house.
- Containers are unheated, so load everything dry, use pallets and leave a gap at the walls.
- We do not provide insurance, so check your own cover before you load.
Self storage for Bedlington, just down the road in Cramlington
If you are looking for self storage near Bedlington, one of the easier sites in south east Northumberland to reach is a short drive south. Bedlington has Ashington to the north east, Blyth to the east and Cramlington to the south, and EXO Storage is in Cramlington, at 1 Dene Court, Bassington Lane, just off the A1 and A19. Bedlington is one of the towns we already serve, alongside Newcastle, Blyth, Whitley Bay, Ashington and Morpeth. This guide covers what people from the town tend to store, how to work out the size you need, and how to get set up without wasting a trip.
The A189 Spine Road from Bedlington to Cramlington
The road that matters is the A189 Spine Road, which runs about a mile and a half east of Bedlington town centre. It was built to give better road access to Ashington, Blyth and Newbiggin and to serve the new town at Cramlington, and it was laid out mainly as dual carriageway with grade-separated junctions. In practice that means a loaded car or van can get from Bedlington down to Cramlington without picking its way through town centres. That counts for more than the mileage. A storage trip is rarely one journey, and the run you want is the one that is still easy on the third load of the day. If you live on the coastal side, our guide to storage units in Blyth covers the same patch from there, and our Morpeth storage guide covers the A1 side.
What people around Bedlington put into storage
The reasons are usually the same three, and nearly all of them come with an end date. The first is a move, where completion dates do not line up and the contents of a house need somewhere to sit between keys, which is what our moving home storage page is built around. The second is building work, when furniture, carpets and anything breakable need to be out of the way of dust and paint while a kitchen, bathroom or extension goes in. The third is space: the loft is full, the spare room is becoming a bedroom, and the seasonal clothes, sports kit, hobby equipment and boxes from a family clear-out need a home that is not the hallway. People going abroad for work or a long trip use storage too, rather than leaving a house full of belongings behind them. There is business use as well. Sole traders and small firms keep stock, tools, equipment and archived paperwork with us, and our business storage page covers that side in detail.
Choosing between a 10ft and a 20ft storage container
We offer two sizes of weatherproof steel container, 10ft and 20ft, which keeps the choice simple. A 10ft container suits a room or two, a garage clear-out, or a trade's tools and materials. A 20ft container is the one for the contents of a family house, or a renovation that empties most of the ground floor. The mistake worth avoiding is sizing for what you think is going in rather than what actually ends up in the van, because the pile always grows on the day. If you are on the line between the two, write down the large items, since boxes fit around furniture but a wardrobe either fits or it does not. Our guide to storage container sizes walks through what goes in each, and if you tell us the list we will give you a straight answer on which one you need.
Keeping things dry in a steel container
Our containers are modern newbuild Corten steel units, designed to keep out the weather and keep your belongings dry. They are fitted with vents to help air circulate and raised slightly off the ground, so they generally have very few issues. They are unheated, though, so condensation can still form if moisture gets inside and the temperature drops, which is worth knowing as the nights get colder. The fixes are simple. Move in on a dry day, make sure everything is completely dry before it goes in, keep things off the floor on pallets, and leave a small gap between your belongings and the container walls. If you do end up loading on a damp day, a few moisture trap bags give you extra peace of mind. Our post on whether storage containers are damp and secure goes into this properly.
Security on our Cramlington storage site
The site has perimeter fencing, electronic fob gate access and CCTV covering the whole site. Each container is secured with a specialist container padlock, and you get your own key for the container and your own fob for the gate, so nobody else goes in and out of your space. That is a real step up from a garage on a residential street or a shed at the bottom of the garden. One thing to sort before you load rather than after: we do not provide insurance, so it is your responsibility to insure what you store. Check whether your home contents policy covers goods held in storage, and if it does not, many providers offer storage insurance online.
What cannot go into a storage container
It saves a wasted trip to know the short list of things we cannot accept. For everyone's safety, that means no food or perishable items, animals, weapons or fireworks, flammable liquids or gas bottles, chemicals or hazardous materials, damaged batteries, or anything illegal. The fireworks one is worth remembering around Bonfire Night, when a box from the garage can easily have a few left over in it. The full list is in our storage FAQ, along with the practical detail on keys, fobs and what happens when you have finished.
Getting set up with self storage in Northumberland
If you are weighing up self storage in Northumberland from Bedlington, the questions worth asking are the same anywhere: how easy is the site to reach with a loaded vehicle, how secure is it, and what condition will your things be in when they come out. To get set up, or just to ask which size you are likely to need, call us on 01670 332868 or get in touch and tell us roughly what you are storing and when you need it.
Why Choose EXO Storage?
- A short run from Bedlington to our Cramlington site, just off the A1 and A19.
- Your own container, your own key and your own fob for the gate.
- Perimeter fencing, electronic fob gate access and CCTV covering the whole site.
- Modern newbuild Corten steel containers, weatherproof and fitted with vents.
- Straight advice on which of our two sizes you actually need.
